GRE Word List

SUSTENANCE

means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living

The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.

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WordMeaning
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
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tensilecapable of tension : ductile
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
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grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language